In the traditional custom, the Lantern Festival in Northeast China mainly eats Yuanxiao, but some people also eat jiaozi. Both kinds of food are ok, but eating Yuanxiao is better. However, jiaozi is simple and easy to cook, but it can be vegetarian, rich and frugal, and eating it will not have much impact. Because it is easy to digest, jiaozi is absolutely necessary for holidays.

For jiaozi, because the Lantern Festival is in late winter and early spring, when the seasons change, there are no such rich ingredients as now. In the past, we could only eat Chinese cabbage, radish, potatoes and other storable foods. Cabbage means "hundred treasures", which is a good omen for making a fortune. On a traditional festival like Lantern Festival, pork and cabbage are definitely indispensable in jiaozi.

Brief introduction of lantern festival

Lantern Festival, also known as Shangyuan Festival, Lantern Festival, Lantern Festival or Lantern Festival, falls on the 15th day of the first lunar month every year. The first month is the first month of the lunar calendar, and the ancients called "night". The fifteenth day of the first month is the first full moon night in a year, so it is called "Lantern Festival". According to the Taoist "Sanyuan Festival", the fifteenth day of the first month is also called "Shangyuan Festival". Since ancient times, the custom of Lantern Festival has been based on the warm and festive custom of watching lanterns.

Lantern Festival is one of the traditional festivals in China. Lantern Festival mainly includes a series of traditional folk activities, such as watching lanterns, eating jiaozi, eating Yuanxiao, solve riddles on the lanterns and setting off fireworks. In addition, traditional folk performances such as Youlong lanterns, lion dancing, walking on stilts, boating, yangko and playing Taiping drums have been added to the Lantern Festival in many places.